News

Matariki long weekend

All of our laboratories will be closed on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 June to celebrate Matariki – the start of a new lunar year. We will reopen on Monday morning ready for the new week.

King’s birthday weekend

All of our laboratories will be closed on Monday 3 June for the King’s birthday public holiday. Our laboratories will be open normal operating hours on Saturday.Enjoy the long weekend!

We are now Awanui Scientific

On 27 February Gribbles Scientific changed to Awanui Scientific.Our new name Awanui Scientific, brings us together with the medical and veterinary laboratory brands and network of services, laboratories, collection centres and people under a unified Aotearoa New Zealand name for the first time.Moving to become Awanui Scientific is a significant milestone for our organisation. Many […]

Thank you!

A big thank-you for your support in 2023. The Gribbles Dunedin team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a happy, safe New Year. We look forward to working with you in 2024.Meri Kirihimete,Denise and the team at Gribbles Scientific

The end of an era

Brent Hananeia, manager of our Dunedin laboratory, worked his last day on Thursday 28 September, 2023. Brent has left quite a footprint throughout our network, and it’s sadly time to bid him farewell after 45 years in the lab.Brent started his career at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) in 1978 at their Invermay […]

Our organisation’s name is changing

The Asia Pacific Healthcare Group is proud to announce on 20 April 2023, our organisation changed its name to Awanui.Awanui means big river, and represents the journey of bringing our network together to form a national organisation. Like our nation’s rivers, our network of services, laboratories, collection centres and people, intersect and join.When we join together, […]

5-star review!

“Thank you for your support, and believe me when I say, I deeply appreciate the whole Gribbles Team, they offer great professionalism, unusual receptiveness, deep patience, and exceptional empathy for the needs of their clients. Their responsiveness is always reassuring and collaborative, especially when we are in the midst of a crisis, when a “Can […]

We are ISO 45001 certified

At APHG, we take the health and safety of our staff and visitors seriously. We are proud to have received our ISO 45001 certification which is an international standard for an organisation’s occupational health and safety system. ISO 45001 provides the framework to support a healthy and safe working environment and protect staff and visitors. […]

Customer satisfaction survey

We would love you to participate in our customer service survey. It is only short and will take less than 5 minutes of your time. Your feedback helps us improve our services so we can ensure you are looked after in the best way possible. 

Need nutritional information testing?

Nutritional information testing – measuring energy, protein, total fat, saturated fat, total carbohydrate, sugar and sodium – provides important information that is critical for product labeling and product validation. This analysis helps to ensure the food you manufacture or sell complies with various local and overseas regulations, including health and safety legislation and the legal […]